Civilian Education and Training in the Department of Defense. How Can We Gauge Its Value

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) prides itself on providing "world class" training and continuing education to its military employees and would like to expand that reputation to its civilian employees. But just what does "world class" mean in the civilian context and how can the DoD best measure the quality of its efforts? A recently released RAND study, Ensuring the Quality and Productivity of Education and Professional Development Activities: A Review of Approaches and Lessons for DoD, points out that the DoD's education and training efforts are highly decentralized and suggests that defense policymakers can gauge the caliber of those efforts by choosing one of four assessment approaches.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393729

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Learning
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Productivity
  • Professional Development
  • State Governments
  • Students
  • Training

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